Wild Orchid is a teen-oriented dance-pop group that gained a small following in the mid-'90s. The three members of
Wild Orchid --
Stacy Ferguson (born March 27, 1975, Whittier, CA),
Stefanie Ridel (born May 17, 1973), and
Renee Sandstrom (born February 15, 1974, Worchester, MA) -- met as children, and decided to form a group after they acted together in the Nickelodeon show Kids Incorporated and sang backup for
Martika. The group signed with RCA, and their A&R rep,
Ron Fair, co-produced the band's eponymous 1996 debut, drafting in such session musicians, collaborators, and writers as
Jerry Hey's Horns,
David Frank,
Abraham Laboriel, Sr.,
Junior Vazques,
Bob Brockmann, and
Matthew Wilder.
Wild Orchid was greeted with generally positive reviews and was a moderate hit;
Oxygen followed in 1998. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide